C2E2 vs Pocket Beacon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
C2E2
Your digital guide to C2E2. Get the latest news, guest and exhibitor lists, and plan your schedule with panels, autograph sessions, and photo ops. Navigate the show floor using integrated maps, all available offline.
- Latest news and guest announcements
- Exhibitor and Artist Alley lists
- Offline access
- Personalized schedule builder
- Interactive show maps
- Autograph and Photo Op planning
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The C2E2 Mobile App is your digital guide to everything C2E2. This app provides you with the latest news, guest announcements, exhibitor list, Artist Alley list, all without needing to access wifi! Start planning your weekend by adding Autograph Sessions, Photo Ops, and Panels to your schedule and use our maps to navigate around the show! Don't go it alone, download the official app today.
Pocket Beacon
Unlock exclusive content and benefits for fans of a popular web series. Enjoy ad-free viewing, early access to events, merchandise discounts, and bonus episodes. Support independent creator-owned media.
- Ad-free access to video and podcast library
- Exclusive pre-sales for live events
- Invitation to a private Discord server
- Persistent merchandise discount
- Bonus content (Cooldown, Fireside Chats)
- Same-day podcast releases
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Beacon is a special membership program that offers unparalleled and ad-free access to Critical Role and its vast video and podcast library, exclusive pre-sales for live events, invitation to a private Discord server, and a persistent discount on merchandise throughout all international online shops! By becoming a Beacon member, you’ll unlock special bonus content like Critical Role Cooldown and Fireside Chats, same-day Critical Role podcast releases alongside the VODs, and more, all while directly supporting creator-owned independent media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Beacon at 3.3 against C2E2's 2.6. Pocket Beacon also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 3%). C2E2's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Beacon holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Beacon has 356 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of C2E2's written reviews are positive against 27% of Pocket Beacon's.
C2E2 ships an update every 7 months, Pocket Beacon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | C2E2 | Pocket Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (66 ratings) | 3.3 (356 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.3% of reviews | 27.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 66 | 356 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Reed Elsevier Inc. | Critical Role Productions, LLC |
Customer experience
C2E2
Pocket Beacon
Bugs and requests
C2E2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pocket Beacon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos starting from the beginning
- Freezing when switching to audio mode
- Inconsistent behavior when locking screen
Requested features
4 requests- Picture-in-picture mode
- Offline video downloads
- Customizable playback controls
- Apple TV app support
In-app purchases
C2E2
No in-app purchases
Pocket Beacon
No in-app purchases
